"Delay is natural to a writer. He is like a surfer—he bides his time. Waits for the perfect wave on which to ride in. He waits for the surge (of emotion? of strength? of courage?) that will carry him along." (E.B. White, The Paris Review Interviews, 1969)

12.26.2004

12.20.2004

Had a discussion with my Brother-in-Law about the Military's use of video games in training. I think this goes beyond the "toolness" of techne and infuses military thinking (especially the higher ups, who think of war in more abstract terms anyway).

Linked article doesn't really discuss anything new, but just shows how we begin to inhabit the aesthetic worlds we create. Shades of Grusin and Bolter...